Since 2015, our scholarly activity (SA) team has serviced over 520 research and quality improvement projects from affiliated residents, fellows, and faculty. As of October 2021, these project consultations have entailed over 4,200 services hours, averaging nine hours per completed project.

Scholarly Activity Team

From left: Sam Wisniewski, Maria Rising, Rachel Duckett, Bill Corser
The scholarly activities team is here to support all aspects of your work as a researcher and support you from the planning to the publication of your scholarly works as a part of your program's membership as an SCS affiliate.

Spartan Medical Research Journal (SMRJ)

Our team welcomes additional consultation requests, questions, and submissions to SA events and our Spartan Medical Research Journal (SMRJ)!
  • To access the Spartan Medical Research Journal, please click here.
  • If you are interested in becoming an SMRJ reviewer, please click here for more details.
  • If you are interested in submitting an article, please click here.

Scholarly Activity Services

Project Support
The scholarly activities team is pleased to provide research support in the following areas:
  • Project planning and time management
  • Creation of data set/codebook
  • Selection of project measures (survey, chart audit, focus group)
  • Assistance with project challenges
  • Analysis of final project data
To fill out a consult request, please click here.
  • Statistical analysis support
  • Connecting interdisciplinary teams
  • Help with dissemination of results including publication, poster, and presentation preparation
  • Copy editing services (posters, presentations, manuscripts)

For a sample research design timeline, please click here.
Grant Application Support

The scholarly activities team within the Statewide Campus System is pleased to offer an initiative to support residents, faculty, and affiliates through all aspects of the grant funding process. Please click here for more details.

This support of COM residents, faculty, and affiliates consist of:
  • Finding funding sources
  • Interpreting the request for proposals
  • Drafting and editing proposals
  • Budget development
  • Obtaining IRBs
  • Submission to funding sponsors